Fated Book 1: Unintentionally Drawn To You (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798240949180)

Sheltered behind castle walls and royal expectations, Princess Samantha has spent her life being protected from a world she has never truly been allowed to touch. Kind-hearted, impulsive, and far more powerful than anyone realizes, she longs for freedom beyond the glittering safety of her kingdom-beyond guards, lessons, and the suffocating destiny whispered around her since birth. When curiosity finally draws her into Farion Village in disguise, she meets Strider, a weary, sharp-tongued commoner fairy whose quiet strength and wounded gentleness unsettle her in ways no royal lesson ever prepared her for.

Strider knows the world outside the castle is not made of storybook wonder. It is haunted by the Nocturnal Forest, crawling monsters, old betrayals, and the rising darkness of Caine-a ruthless figure who commands hostile fairies, hungers for Samantha's power, and carries a devastating connection to Strider's own family. Determined to keep Samantha alive, Strider tries to push her away, but her stubborn compassion keeps pulling them closer. Between magical disasters, slapstick mishaps, terrifying attacks, and stolen moments under lantern-lit skies, caution begins to crumble into something neither of them can deny.

But love is dangerous when prophecy has teeth.

As Samantha's magic awakens with frightening force, Caine's shadow closes in. The battles become bloodier, the monsters more vicious, and the truth more unbearable. Strider's siblings are brought to the castle for protection, secrets begin to unravel, and Samantha discovers that her sheltered life was never merely about keeping her safe-it was about hiding what she might become. Even after Caine maims her and tears away what should have defined her as a fairy, Samantha proves that her power does not come from wings, crowns, or permission.

Now, with enemies outside the castle and fear growing within it, Samantha and Strider must decide how much they are willing to risk for each other. Their bond may be the one light strong enough to face the darkness-or the very thing Caine intends to destroy first.